The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-15
Indiana Notes.

John McClelland, aged seventy, respected
farmer residing Madison. died suddenly
on Saturday morning of heart disease.
The farm-hou of Lilburn White. located
southeast of Spiceland, burned yesterday morn
ing. Loss. 81 200; insured for $500. in the
North American. of Philadelphia
The Free Metnodists of Elkhart are holding
an enthusiastic series of revvals, under the di-
rection Of Mr. and Mrs. White. of Decatur.
Mich Marked success has been met with SO far.
The three year-old daughter of James Minor.
farmer residing one mile north of Lebanon. by
falling into kettle of boiling I've received seri-
Gus and probably fatal I'M uries about the breast
and arms.
The company organized at Lyons, Greene
county. six weeks ago for the purpose of boring
for coal, have struck coal al depth of LOG feet.
The vein is six feet six inches thick, and of the
quality Of hard coal.
A little daughter of Mr. John Pugh, who lives
three four miles east OF Spencer. was burned
to death on Saturday last while playing In the
yard where her father was burning trash and
clearing up the premises.
The ladies' of the Kokomo Congregational
Church will hold a dairy maids carnival. at
Sharp e Armstrong; Hail. in that city, begin
ming tonight and closing Wednesday evening
| 1t promises to be a success.
| The Howard county teachers held very large
| and interesting institute in Kakomo, on Satur
| day. Prof Hans c. G.. Won Jageman, of the
| State University, delivered a lecture to highly
cultured audience on The Educational System
| of Germany"
| The large two-story frame house of Mrs. Eiiz-
abetn Armstrong, near Parkersburg, Montgom-
| cry county, consumed bv fire FRIDAY
| night The most of the contents were removed
! in safety Loss about So, 600, with insurance of
| about half that sum.
| A barn belonging to Mrs. Alex. Starnes. locat-
| ed three miles west of Spencer, was burned, By
| an incendary. at 3 o'clock yesterday morning,
together with four head of horses. 500 bushels OF
| corn, large amount of hay and farm imple
| ments. Loss, about 81 600; no insurance..
| 1t is reported that ex State Auditor James Fl.
| Rice, ex-senator French and other prominen,
| Democrats contemplate purchasing the Lafay
cite Daily Journal provided 1T can be had at a
/ reasonable figure and converting it into Dem.
| ocratic paper. 1t is one of the oldest Repu bic
| an papers in Indiana.
At Noblesville, on Saturday, J Ces T. Ford
| was convicted of arson, the Circuit Court.
| and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary
| and fined $500. He was taken TO Michigan City
yesterday. There was more than usual public
interest in the result of the trial, owing to the
| prominence of the Ford family.
| Stranger Crageen, principal of the Lebanon
public schools, has been elected county superin
| tendent TO fill the vacancy made by the resigna
ton of Prof Harvey M LaFollette. State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction elect Pro.
| fessor LaFollette has the best wishes of his
many friends throughout that vicinity. Hill
| successor. Professor Crageen, is a graduate oil
| West Point
The veterans of Mcpherson Post No. 7, 6, A
| R., of Charlottesville have passed a series OF
| preamble and resolutions denouncing Presiden
| Cleveland's veto Of the pension bill. The reso
| luton says:
That Mcpherson Post dencunces the action of thu
President in vetoing said bill unjust ungenerou
and mean, and resents the gratutous insult his
casts upon the soldiers OF the land uncalled
for and ungentemanly and eharacterizes his language
as unfit come from in his high position and al
| disgrace to the name of its author.